Designed by painter Nataly Komar and handcrafted by mosaic crafter Rami Hann, this exquisite piece can be mistaken for a painting if you are not close enough to see the tiny stone tesserae.

This highly-detailed mosaic depicts a lion-man or a contemporary portrait of a sphinx, a mythical creature in Greek mythology that is typically represented in art with the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle.

The human eye of the portrait is visible on the right side of the face whereas the lion’s eye appears on the left while the lion’s mane and the man’s beard intertwine.

The pale ash wooden frame enhances the natural gray tones of the mosaic.